Learn More About Water Quality
In 2016, the U.S. EPA funded a special project with the South Platte Urban Waters Partnership that provides a water quality assessment tool for exploring the health of rivers and streams in the Denver metro area. This online tool combines data from 2009 through 2015 for pollutants including E. coli, contaminants of emerging concern, total dissolved and suspended solids, and nutrients. The tool uses maps, graphs and narratives to explore water quality in the South Platte River basin.
Although only one monitoring location for Big Dry Creek is included (BD-1), which is a location monitored by Metro Wastewater near the confluence with the South Platte near Fort Lupton), the narrative tools and resources provide excellent background on water quality issues in the metro Denver area.